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Slippage

Slippage With respect to futures, it is the difference between the estimated and actual transaction costs. The costs may increase due to a number of reasons such as changes in price during the period, commission or spread costs, or reduced liquidity. Random Finance Terms for … [Read more...]

Finance Glossary Letter S

S&P Safe Harbor Lease Safekeep Safety Cushion Safety-Net Return Salary Freeze Sale and Lease-Back Sales Charge Sales Forecast Sales Tax Sales-Type Lease Salvage Value Samurai Bond Samurai Market Savings and Loan Association Savings Deposits Say's Law of … [Read more...]

Small-Firm Effect

Small-Firm Effect Per the small-firm effect, firms that have a smaller market capitalization tend to outperform the broader market consisting of small, medium and big firms. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Slippage Small-Firm Effect Small Issues … [Read more...]

Small Issues Exemption

Small Issues Exemption Issues of securities involving lesser than $1.5 Mn that are exempted from filing a SEC registration statement. Only a brief offering statement is required as per Regulation A. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Slippage Small-Firm Effect Small … [Read more...]

SME

SME Small and midsized enterprises. Companies that are below a certain size in terms of revenue or the number of employees. The size limits vary from one country to another. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Slippage Small-Firm Effect Small Issues … [Read more...]

Smithsonian Agreement

Smithsonian Agreement In 1971, President Nixon unilaterally devalued the dollar following the Vietnam War and brought about revisions to the Bretton Woods international monetary system in an agreement signed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. New revisions included a hike … [Read more...]

Social Security Act

Social Security Act The 1935 law that initiated a system under which the young and working population would support older people who have retired from work. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Slippage Small-Firm Effect Small Issues Exemption SME Smithsonian … [Read more...]

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) Encompassing more than 7000 institutions in 192 countries, SWIFT is a dedicate computer network providing interface software and secure messaging service to financial institutions. Random Finance Terms for … [Read more...]

Soft Capital Rationing

Soft Capital Rationing In some situations, capitol rationing (the limits of new investments of a company) that can be relaxed or can be considered more as target oriented than constraining. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Slippage Small-Firm Effect Small Issues … [Read more...]

Soft Currency

Soft Currency A currency, whose value relative to other different currencies, is expected to fall. Random Finance Terms for the Letter S Slippage Small-Firm Effect Small Issues Exemption SME Smithsonian Agreement Social Security Act Society for Worldwide Interbank … [Read more...]

Trading Costs

Trading Costs These are the costs of purchase and sale of various securities or borrowing for the purpose of trading. These include bid and ask price spread, slippage and commissions. Random Finance Terms for the Letter T Trade Debt Trade Draft Trade on Top of Trade … [Read more...]

Finance Glossary

ABO – Accumulated Benefit Obligation ACRS- Accelerated Cost Recovery System ACSI- American Customer Satisfaction Index ACU- Asian Currency Unit ADR- American Depositary Receipts AIBD AMEX – American Stock Exchange AMT- Alternative Minimum Tax APR- Annual Percentage Rate APT- … [Read more...]